Canada Forgotten: When Leaders Fund War While the Nation Starves

Something’s not right. You can feel it in the air—in the silence between neighbors who used to talk, in the empty shelves at the food bank, in the rising hum of frustration simmering just below the surface. Canada is cracking. And while we crumble from within, our politicians are looking everywhere but home.

Pierre Poilievre took to the stage during a recent Prime Minister debate and made it clear: Canada, he says, must continue funding Ukraine. “To protect their sovereignty,” he claimed.

But here’s the question no one on that panel dared to ask: What about ours?

While foreign borders dominate the headlines, our own are disintegrating. Our sovereignty—once built on a foundation of prosperity, independence, and care for our own—is being auctioned off to international interests and foreign wars. And for what?

Canadians are exhausted. They’re broke. They’re cold. Many are living in cars, in tents, in overcrowded shelters—if they’re lucky enough to find one. We see the suffering every day. It’s real, and it’s right here. Not 7,000 kilometers away. Right here on our streets, in our towns, across every province.

But Poilievre doesn’t see that. Or maybe he does—and he just doesn’t care.

He stood shoulder to shoulder with fellow politicians who echoed his stance, almost as if it was rehearsed. As if it had already been decided, long before any of us had a say. Billions more for Ukraine. More aid. More weapons. More promises to another nation while our own is gasping for air.

It’s not just tone-deaf—it’s betrayal.

We are a generous people. We’ve opened our wallets. We’ve sent the aid. We’ve flown the flags. But enough is enough. The well is dry. Our patience is gone. The majority of Canadians are done with Ukraine—not out of cruelty, but out of desperation. We’re not asking for the moon—we’re just asking for basic dignity. A roof. A meal. A government that sees us.

And what are we getting instead? Shrugged shoulders. Hollow speeches. A system so wrapped up in international politics that it’s forgotten who it serves.

So here’s the reality: If our leaders won’t put Canadians first, we’ll do it ourselves. We’ll speak louder. We’ll push harder. Because this isn’t just bad policy—it’s national abandonment. And sooner or later, there will be a reckoning.

No more money for foreign wars while Canadians freeze in silence.